UKREiiF News

How UKREiiF Champions D&I and Social Value: A Year-Round Commitment

At UKREiiF, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and social value are at the core of everything we do. With the dedicated efforts of our team, the support of the UKREiiF Advisory Group, and our valued partners, we strive to create the most inclusive, collaborative, and knowledge-sharing platform and event possible. Here’s how UKREiiF prioritises EDI […]

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Willmott Dixon announces pavilion at UKREiiF 2025

The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) has announced that Willmott Dixon has secured a pavilion at the annual event taking place between 20th-22nd May 2025, in Leeds. Willmott Dixon, a privately-owned construction and interior fit-out specialist, is driven by a strong ambition to create a lasting, positive impact on society. Its influence […]

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Watkin Jones practically completes on 335-bed PBSA scheme in Bath

Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent, is pleased to announce that the Group recently practically completed on a 335-bed purpose-built student accommodation (‘PBSA’) scheme called The Brook, situated in Lower Bristol Road in Bath. This milestone marks the completion of the final development in a portfolio of three PBSA […]

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Mission Street and BGO Secure Planning Consent for Landmark Life Sciences Development in Cambridge

Mission Street, in partnership with BGO, has received planning approval from Cambridge City Council for an ambitious new life sciences development that will create a cutting-edge urban science district in the heart of the city. The project will span 23 acres and provide approximately 1 million square feet of gross internal area (GIA) across seven […]

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Panattoni Secures £625m loan facility for further UK projects

Panattoni, the largest logistics developer in the UK and Europe, has successfully closed a £625 million development loan facility, which will support Panattoni’s strategic growth in the UK to invest in speculative development. Matthew Byrom, Managing Director at Panattoni remarks ”…this new £625m facility allows us to continue our ambitious growth plans for the UK […]

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GPE prices new £250m 7-year Sustainable Bond

Great Portland Estates plc (‘GPE’) announces the pricing of its first sterling denominated senior unsecured sustainable bond (the ‘Bond’). The £250m Bond will have a term of 7 years, will bear interest at a rate of 5.375% and is expected on issue to be rated Baa2 by Moody’s Investor Services Ltd. The Bond was over […]

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Hines acquires £6.5m warehouse from Leopard Capital

Leopard Capital, the property investment fund, has completed the off-market sale of the Booker Cash & Carry warehouse, Salfords Industrial Estate, Redhill for £6.45 million to Hines. Leopard acquired the asset in 2019 for £5.05m. The asset totals 41,802 sq ft GIA and is let for a further 2.4 years to earliest expiry. The passing […]

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Burton MP named A50/A500 parliamentary advocate

Burton and Uttoxeter MP Jacob Collier has today been named as parliamentary advocate for the North Midlands Manufacturing Corridor. In 2022 Midlands Connect released a ‘road map’ document with a series of proposals for the A50/A500 which outlined how improvements in the route could add £12 billion to the region’s economy over the next 60 […]

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